Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is

10.6° C

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (14 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	ESE 9	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 9	S 18	S 18	NE 5	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 17	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	119	82	56	16	15	132	140	8	25	25	41	52	91	140	75	75	140	97	97	95	90	58	55	198
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	S	SSE	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	SW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on
High Tide						3:02AM1.94m				3:36PM2.16m				3:57AM1.98m				4:31PM2.17m				4:52AM1.99m
Low Tide			8:57PM0.12m					9:14AM-0.02m				9:54PM0.07m				10:12AM-0.06m				10:51PM0.04m				11:08AM-0.06m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—
	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	12	11	11	11	11	14	15	14	13	13	13	11	11	13	14	13	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels °C	4	6	6	6	7	7	7	9	10	9	9	10	11	10	9	11	12	10	7	8	7	7	7	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 9	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	NE 5	NE 7	NE 8	NNE 5	NNE 7	NNE 7	S 17	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	ESE 16
kJ	119	82	56	16	169	132	140	8	8	8	41	12	29	33	42	15	140	32	17	34	29	39	43	198
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	SSW 12	ESE 9	S 8	S 18	S 18	NE 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 17	ENE 6	ENE 7	ESE 12	SSW 17	NE 7	SSW 17	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	NNE 6
kJ	26	15	15	14	15	28	8	5	25	25	11	52	91	140	16	20	47	97	16	95	60	58	55	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 9	ESE 8	SSW 8	S 18	S 8	E 15	E 10	E 11	E 11	NW 4	SSW 15	SSW 15	NE 7	E 12	SSW 17	ESE 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 16	SSW 15
kJ	—	—	—	14	7	7	7	6	1	4	8	9	22	4	75	75	14	24	97	37	90	50	51	47
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 8	NNW 4	NW 3	NNW 4	NNE 6	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNW 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	NNE 4	WSW 2	SW 3	—	—	—	SW 8	SSW 5
kJ	92	84	84	213	10	3	42	200	112	109	18	62	56	—	—	—	18	1	1	—	—	—	39	32
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	30	27	0	3	3	0	3	171	280	171	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	3	13
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	6	6	5	1	4	1	4	1	4	2	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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